Disappearing shoe stand



' May 19, 1925.

F. W, THACKERAY ET AL DI SAPPEARING SHOE STAND Filed Nov. 9, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Mame, 19 25;

F. w THACKE-RAY ET AL DISAPPEARING SIHOE STAND Filed Nov. 9, 192:5 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED S A E F CE.

' FREDERICK WQTH KER Y AND JOHN nor MILLI N. or LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA.

DISAPPEARING .SHOE swarm.

Application filed Noyemloer 9,1923. Serial No. 673,'7l8.

T all whom it mag "concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK 'W'. Timonnnarand JOHN ROYMILLIKEN, citisons of the United states, residingat Les -Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Impronements in Disappearing Shoe Stands, of which the following is a specifi cation.

This intention relates to disappearing furniture and more pea ring wall furniture.

An. object of the invention-is to provide a disappearing footrest or shoe-stand.

tion with a,wall, a disappearing foot-rest and "panel whereby the foot-rest oan'hbe quickly and effectively concealed in a (recess in the wall and of which recess the panel forms the front closure.

A broad object of the invention is to proride a disappearing, wall shoe-polishing stand.

Another-object is to provide, a SGlfCO11- tained shoe-sh1n1ng cabinet for installation between the studding of a wall or portion of a bulldmg.

We accomplish these objects by a structure and mechanism, of'w'hich one practical embodimentlsherein disclosed by the following. description of the accompanying drawings andthe novel. featuresthereof "set forth in the appended claims. Referring ,to the drawing: v Fig. 1 isva perspective View, showing cabinet installed in. a wall and showing stand .as it tl-PPQHTS whenv in. use.

i Fig. 2 is a-,persp'ectivo view taken from the the the rearor opposite side of thewall from.

that shown in Fig.1 and showing the 'parts as they appear when the cahinetis closed, parts being broken and shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation, taken on line 3-3. of Fig. '2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the same plane as Fig.2, butshowmg the cab net 1n open position.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents a wall construc- 5o tionysuch as lath andplaster, the studding being shown at ll resting on sills 12 and particularly to .disap} v Another, object is to provide, in combina the same.

flooring 18, such studding being amply spaced to allowthe installation of ashoc shining cabinet constituting the invention generally as designated at 14. i

"The cabinet ,consists offside members 16 to whichare fastened top andbott omplates 1'7 and lSfand between thetop andbottom ets 30 for holding brushes, as shown inFigs.

In order to produce a finished appearance, the panelling 31i's' fastened tothe members 16'jand 17, whilethe panel 26is fastened to the member 18.

In order to hold the cabinet in' place, the pan'elling'I-Kl and the sides 16 are nailed to the studding 11; The interior elements of the cabinet include a folding shoe-stand, generally designated as 32,which is operated by the opening and closing ofthe 'd'oor23. The stand consists, of a foot-rest '33 l1avingportions -34 and 35 for supporting the sole and heel of a shoeSand also to sustain any IW BlghtOI (san i a Thesoleporti-on is supportedwhen in use, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4,loy a standard 36 preferably made ofa single piece of wire extending through an opening 0 in the footrest, as shown at37, and for strengthening purposes the ends'38 are twisted at 39 and then bent outwardly as shown at 40. These ends slide in a. guide 41 fastened to the door section 23, said guide haying pressure applied thereon bythewearer' of flanges .2 to 'holdthe ends 40in place. The

underside 43 ofthe guide tl is bent up at 44 to form a. stop 45 to receive "the ends' iO of the standard 36 wh ch is held in a position to engage the stop 45 by a spring-46,

one end ofiw-hichfis fastenedto a t'oot-rest.

33 as designated at 47, while the other end engages the standard 36 below the twisted portion 39, as designated at 48.

In order to support the door 23 when in open position, a U-shaped link, preferably formed of one piece of wire, is utilized, having arms being bent outwardly in opposite directions and hinged at 51 to the shelf 19, while the intermediate portion 52 eX- tends to the opening 0 of the foot-rest 33. The heel portion 35 of the foot-rest 33 is supported by a U-shaped link 53 having arms 54 pivoted on a shaft 55 mounted in brackets 56fastened to the door section 23, while the intermediate portion 57 extends through an opening 58 adjacent to the heel portion 35.

In order to cause the foot-rest to assume a predetermined angle, when the door is opened and effect the movements of the links 50 and 53 in conjunction with the standard 36, a U-shaped link 59 having arms 60 is pivoted to the shaft 55, while the cross-piece 61 extends through the opening 0 in the footrest 33. The door 23 and the shoe stand 32 are held in a closed position in addition to the latch 27 on the door 22 by a friction clip 62 engaging the heel portion 35 of the footrest 33.

In order to use the sl1oestand, it is only necessary to open the door section 22' and then null it forward, which will also open door 2 and in so doing the parts comprising the shoe-stand will automatically move from the closed position shownin Figs. 2 and 3 to the open position in the Figs. 1 and 4; this action being assisted by tension of the spring 46.

When it is desired to close the doors and fold the shoe-stand into the closed position, it is only necessary to lift the portion 40 of the stand 36 out of the latch 15.

It will be seen that the shocshining cabinet may be readily installed in the wall of a building during the course of construction, or put into the walls of a building already constructed, with very little alteration. The cabinet provides a convenient storage place for polish and other articles, while the shoe-shining stand provides a very convenient and substantial shoe-rest, thus avoiding the inconvenience and possible defacing of household furniture when used for the purpose of shining shoes.

Further embodiments, modifications and ariations may be resorted to within the spirit of the invention.

hat is claimed is:

1. A disappearing shoe stand comprising in combination a wall cabinet, a front panel pivoted adjacent the base thereof, a foot rest, arms attached to the inside of the cabinet and engaging the toe portion of the foot rest, links engaging the upper end of the pivoted panel and connected to the foot rest,

a standard between the foot rest and the pivoted panel, and means whereby the foot rest, arms, links and standard may be folded within the cabinet when the pivoted panel is closed.

2, A cabinet having a hinged door, and a foldable shoe stand having a foot-rest pivotally connected to said cabinet and door, a standard connected to said foot-rest and slid-ably attached to said door, the latter having a stop engaged by the standard when said standard is moved from a folded to an open position by opening of the door, said standard supporting said foot-rest and being held in engagement with said stop by a spring connected to said standard and to the foot-rest.

3. A disappearing shoe stand comprising in combination a wall cabinet, a front panel pivoted adjacent the lower end of the cabinet, a shoe rest, arms connecting the toe portion of the shoe rest to an interior portion of the cabinet, links connected to the heel and toe portions of the foot rest and engaging the panel, a standard connected to the toe portion of the foot rest and engaging the panel, the said panel when occupying an inclined position holding the foot rest in inclined position, and means to allow folding of the foot rest, arms, links and standard in the interior of the cabinet when the panel is closed.

4. In a disappearing shoe stand, a cabinet having a shelf, a door section hinged at its lower end to said cabinet to swing outwardly and inwardly below the shelf, a foot rest, a standard pivotally connected to the toe portion of the foot rest and extending down- .wardly, a slide upon the inner face of the door section, a connection between the lower end of the standard and the slide, a stop at the upper end of the slide to be engaged by the standard, arms connected to the toe portion of the foot rest and connected to the shelf, and arms connecting the heel portion of the foot rest to the upper end of the door section.

5. In a disappearing shoe stand, a cabinet having a shelf, a door section hinged at its lower end to said cabinet to swing outwardly and inwardly below the shelf, a foot rest, a standard pivot-ally connected to the toe ])()ttion of the foot rest and extending downwardly, a slide upon the inner face of the door section, a connection between the lower end of the standard and the slide, a stop at the upper end of the slide to be engaged by the standard, arms connected to the toe portion of the foot rest and connected to the shelf, arms connecting the heel portion of the foot rest to the upper end of the door section, and a retractile spring connecting the lower end of the standard to the heel portion of the foot rest.

6. In a disappearing shoe stand, a cabinet l 3 ll having a shelf, a door section hinged at its lower end to said cabinet to swing outwardly and inn 'ardly standard pivotally connected to the toe portion of the foot rest and extending downwardly, a slide upon the inner face of the door section, av connection between the loWer end of thestandard and the slide, a stop at the upper end of the slide to be engaged by 1 the standard, arms connected to the'toe porbelow the shelf, a foot rest, at

tion of the foot rest and connected to the shelf, arms connecting the heel portion of the foot rest to the upper end of the door section, and arms connecting the upper end of the door section to the toe portion of the 1 foot rest.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification.

. F. W. THACKERAY.

JOHN ROY MILLIKEN. 

